Chennai, March 25 -- Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Tuesday staunchly defended the state's language policy, invoking the legacy of late DMK leader M Karunanidhi while addressing concerns over the triple language policy under the New Education Policy (NEP).

Speaking in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Anbil Mahesh said, "All members have been insisting on an important issue. As per DMK, it's our leader Karunanidhi who introduced the Tamil Thai Valthu (Tamil anthem), the Thirukural in government buses, the Valluvar Kootam constructed by him, a separate department for Tamil language development, government orders in Tamil, and made Tamil a classical language."

Highlighting Karunanidhi's contributions, he challenged...